Nazanine Hozar Explained

Nazanine Hozar (born 1978) is an Iranian Canadian writer, whose debut novel Aria was published in 2019.^[1]

Born in Tehran, Hozar moved to Canada with her family in childhood following the Iranian Revolution, and grew up in Surrey, British Columbia.^[2] She wrote the novel while pursuing her MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia.^[2]

In 2020, Aria was shortlisted for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award^[3] and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/11/aria-by-nazanine-hozar-review-an-epic-tale-of-turmoil-in-tehran "Aria by Nazanine Hozar review – an epic tale of turmoil in Tehran"
2. Marsha Lederman, "‘Hope will turn you mad’: How Canadian author Nazanine Hozar turned the chaos of the Iranian Revolution into summer’s must-read book". The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2019.
3. Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver author Nazanine Hozar named as Amazon Canada First Novel Award finalist for 2020". The Georgia Straight, June 9, 2020.
4. Ryan Porter, "Shortlists announced for eight BC and Yukon Book Prizes". Quill & Quire, March 12, 2020.